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The Children’s Museum of Memphis will host New Year’s at Noon Friday, Dec. 29, at CMOM, 2525 Central Ave. Enjoy games and activities from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., highlighted by a balloon drop and goody toss at noon to say goodbye to 2017 and hello to 2018. Everything is included with general admission. Visit cmom.com.

Memphis Grizzlies Youth Basketball holds its Grizzlies Holiday Basketball Camp Tuesday through Thursday, Dec. 26-28, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at FedExForum, 191 Beale St. Open to ages 7-16, the three-day camp features a rare opportunity to train inside the Grizzlies’ Built Ford Tough Practice Facility; instruction by Grizzlies Youth Basketball staff and GrizzFit certified coaches; participation in the Jr. NBA Skills Challenge; team apparel and basketball; and two tickets to a January Grizzlies game. Cost is $225. Register at eventbrite.com or call 901-205-1279.

Good morning, Memphis! It will get up to 49 degrees Saturday, but the Mississippi River water temp will still be frigid when the annual Polar Bear Plunge for Special Olympics splashes off at Mud Island River Park. A busy week starts with Gov. Bill Haslam’s State of the State address today.

495 N. Watkins St.Memphis, TN 38104Details: Crosstown Concourse has signed another tenant. Memphis-based nexAir, one of the largest distributors of atmospheric gases and welding supplies in the U.S., will lease 33,000 square feet at the mixed-use tower.

The Memphis Grand Carousel is closer to its summer 2017 opening. Montgomery Martin Contractors recently filed a $4.4 million building permit for “a single family banquet room” at 2525 Central Ave. The project is part of the Children’s Museum of Memphis campus, and the new building will house the 107-year-old carousel that previously spun at the Mid-South Fairgrounds.

The Memphis Grand Carousel is closer to its summer 2017 opening. Montgomery Martin Contractors recently filed a $4.4 million building permit for “a single family banquet room” at 2525 Central Ave. The project is part of the Children’s Museum of Memphis campus, and the new building will house the 107-year-old carousel that previously spun at the Mid-South Fairgrounds.

Germantown Community Library will hold an e-book and e-audiobook demonstration Monday, March 3, from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the library, 1925 Exeter Road. Cost is free. Call 757-7323 or visit germantown-library.org.

The Association of Fundraising Professionals will meet Thursday, Feb. 6, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Christian Brothers University’s Sabbatini Lounge, 650 East ParkwayS. Jeremy Park, president of the Lipscomb Pitts Breakfast Club, will discuss his book, “Giving Back With Purpose.” Cost is $20 for members and $25 for nonmembers. Visit afpmemphis.org.

The Greater Memphis Chamber: International Business Council will hold a seminar on business in the Philippines Thursday, May 10, at 8:30 a.m. at Hilton Memphis, 939 Ridge Lake Blvd. Cost is free. The IBC will also hold a luncheon at noon at the Hilton. Cost is $25, or $15 for attendees of the breakfast seminar. Call Brenda Montgomery at 543-3541.

The Rotary Club of Memphis Central will meet Friday, Feb. 3, from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Holiday Inn University of Memphis, 3700 Central Ave. Deborah Hester Harrison, president of Girls Inc., will speak. To reserve a place, call Dick Wieland at 270-3778.

The 25th Rhodes Institute on the Profession of Law will be held Thursday, Feb. 2, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the McCallum Ballroom of the Bryan Campus Life Center on the Rhodes campus. The program will overview the civil liability organizations face when child sexual abuse accusations surface and will examine recent cases. For more information or to register, visit www.alumni.rhodes.edu/lawinstitute.

The Bartlett Area Chamber of Commerce will hold a free business education workshop Wednesday, Feb. 1, at 2969 Elmore Park Road. Marlin McKelvy, president of Consumer Direct Benefit Solutions, will speak on “The Rise of Public and Private Health Insurance Exchanges and What This Means for Employers and Health Care Customers.” To R.S.V.P., call 372-9457 or info@bartlettchamber.org.

Hutchison School will host an Upper School Visitor Day for girls entering grades nine through 12 in the fall of 2012 Thursday, Oct. 27, from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Hutchison, 1740 Ridgeway Road. For more information, call 762-6672 or visit www.hutchisonschool.org.

The Gavel Club of Memphis will meet for a Dutch treat lunch at Friday, Sept. 23, at 11:30 a.m. at the Holiday Inn University of Memphis, 3700 Central Ave. Julie Pierotti, assistant curator at the Dixon Gallery and Gardens, will speak. For more information, call Bob Gray at 290-5721.

Rhodes College will host a lecture by Vanderbilt University professor Dr. James Ely titled “Is Private Property Necessary for the Enjoyment of Liberty?” Monday, Sept. 19, at 4 p.m. in Blount Auditorium of Buckman Hall on campus. The lecture is free and open to the public, and a book-signing and reception will follow the lecture. For more information, call 843-3662.

Dr. Seuss said sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple, and the secret to the continued success of the Children’s Museum of Memphis (CMOM) seems to lie in the facility’s simple willingness to take heed of its visitors’ suggestions.

The Mid-South Area Business Travelers Association will host a golf scramble Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Quail Ridge Golf Course, 4055 Altruria Road. The golf scramble and a silent auction will benefit Toys for Tots. For more information or to register, visit www.msabta.org or call Graves Goforth at 848-6445.

The University of Memphis Herff College of Engineering will honor John A. Pafford as its 2011 Outstanding Alumnus at its annual awards dinner March 1 at 6 p.m. at the Holiday Inn University of Memphis, 3700 Central Ave. Tickets are $35 per person. Deadline for reservations is Friday. For more information, call 678-4306.

The University of Memphis Law Review will host a symposium titled “Memphis in the Law” Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, 1 N. Front St. Registration is $235 for persons seeking continuing legal education credit. For more information or to register, call 489-0150 or visit www.memphis.edu/lawreview/symposium.php.

The Memphis Black Arts Alliance will present its first Jazzy Holiday Luncheon Thursday from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in The Peabody Hotel Skyway Room, 149 Union Ave. The fundraiser will include a special performance by the Jazz-A-Fire Ensemble. Tickets are $40 per person. For more information, call 948-9522.

The Small Business Chamber Breakfast Club will meet Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. at the Office Suites Plus, 6000 Poplar Ave., suite 250. The meeting will include a costume contest. For more information, visit www.smallbusinesschamber.com.

Tennessee Small Business Development Center will hold one-on-one counseling sessions with Mark Taylor today at 9 a.m., 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. at the Collierville Chamber of Commerce, 485 Halle Park Drive. The sessions are free but appointments are required. For appointments, call 853-1949.

The Memphis Zoo will host a Valentine’s Dinner today at 6:30 p.m. at Teton Trek’s Great Lodge. Cost is $125 per person and $1,000 for a private table of six. Chef John Bragg of Circa will prepare the meal. For reservations, call 333-6572.

The Memphis Advertising Federation will hold a roundtable discussion today from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at EmergeMemphis, 516 Tennessee St. The title of the discussion is “Guerilla Marketing – Unconventional Strategies for Outsmarting Your Competition.” For reservations, e-mail info@aafmemphis.org.

The Mid-South Peace and Justice Center will hold a gala and banquet celebrating its 28th anniversary today from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Bridges, 477 N. Fifth St. Daphene R. McFerren, director of the Benjamin L. Hooks Institute for Social Change at the University of Memphis, and Dr. Ken Reardon, director of the graduate program in City and Regional Planning at the University of Memphis, will be the keynote speakers. Cost is $35 per ticket and $270 for a table of eight. For tickets, call 725-4990 or 800-838-3006.

The Desoto Athletic Club will host the first DAC New Year’s Eve 10K race Wednesday at DAC’s Collierville location, 440 W. Powell Road. Registration is available from 7 a.m. to 7:45 a.m. The race will benefit the Page Robbins Adult Day Care Center. Members and nonmembers are eligible to participate. To register, visit www.racesonline.com.

The R.S.V.P. Program is collecting old cell phones for use as 911 emergency phones for senior citizens and victims of domestic abuse. Phones and batteries may be dropped off through Wednesday at the Aging Commission of the Mid-South, 2670 Union Extended, Suite 1000. The office is open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday. If you have 10 or more phones to drop off, you may call Joanne Lowe at 515-2084 for pickup.

The R.S.V.P. Program will collect old cell phones for use as 911 emergency phones for senior citizens and victims of domestic abuse. Phones and batteries may be dropped off through Dec. 31 at the Aging Commission of the Mid-South, 2670 Union Ave. Extended, Suite 1000. The office is open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Those with 10 or more phones to donate may call Joanne Lowe at 515-2084 for pickup.

The R.S.V.P. Program is collecting old cell phones for use as 911 emergency phones for senior citizens and victims of domestic abuse. Phones and batteries may be dropped off through Dec. 31 at the Aging Commission of the Mid-South, 2670 Union Extended, Suite 1000. The office is open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. If you have 10 or more phones to drop off, you may call Joanne Lowe at 515-2084 for pickup.

The Shelby County Board of Commissioners Ad Hoc Committee on Homeland Security, Disaster Preparedness and 911 Communications Center will meet today at 12:30 p.m. in the fourth floor committee room of the Shelby County Administration Building, 160 N. Main St. The full Board of Commissioners will meet in the lobby chambers at 1:30 p.m. For more information, call Steve Summerall at 545-4301.

The Memphis Regional Chamber will hold a leadership luncheon today from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Holiday Inn-University of Memphis, 3700 Central Ave. Dr. Hershel Wall, chancellor of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, will speak. For reservations, contact Tunga Lee at 543-3571 or tlee@memphischamber.com.

The Children’s Museum of Memphis will host “CMOM Family Nights” beginning today and continuing every Thursday night in July at CMOM, 2525 Central Ave. Concessions will be available and a family movie will be shown in the Malco 4 Kids at 6:15 p.m. The museum will remain open until 8 p.m. and parents are encouraged to bring their children after work.

Talk Shoppe will meet today from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the Better Business Bureau of the Mid-South, 3693 Tyndale Drive. The topic is “Top to Bottom: How to Do Real Estate Evictions” with Craig Beard, an attorney with Gotten, Wilson, Savory & Beard PLLC. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, call Jo Garner at 759-7808.

The Memphis Rotary Club will meet today at noon in Ballroom B of the Memphis Cook Convention Center, 255 N. Main St. Political analyst Charlie Cook will speak. Lunch is $18 per person and reservations are required. For reservations, e-mail Taylor Hughes at taylor@memphisrotary.org.

The Engineers’ Club of Memphis Inc. will hold its weekly lunch meeting today at noon at the Holiday Inn-University of Memphis, 3700 Central Ave. Bryan Gainey, industrial products manager for Sonoco Products, will speak on “The Evolution of the Concrete Form.” The cost is $12 and no reservations are required.

The Memphis Investors Group will meet today at 7 p.m. at the Germantown Athletic Club, 1801 Exeter Road. Mark Klee and Caryn McKinney of postbankruptcyreport.com are the featured speakers. Early-bird sessions will be held at 6 p.m. The event is free to first-time visitors and members, while repeat visitors pay $20. For more information, contact Tammy Green at 414-2729 or mig@memphisinvestors.com.

Lakeside Behavioral Health System will host the 2008 Employee Assistance Program Conference today from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the main Lakeside campus, 2911 Brunswick Road in Bartlett. The conference is provided as a service to regional behavioral health professionals at no cost. For more information or to register, call 377-4700, Ext. 267.

The University of Memphis' Center for the Study of Rhetoric and Applied Communication will hold its fourth annual conference today from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Room 215 of the Fogelman Executive Center, 330 Innovation Drive. This year's topic is "Health and Rhetoric." The event is free and open to the public. For more information, call Simone Wilson at 678-4164.

The Memphis Symphony Orchestra will host violinist Susie Park for "Park and Mozart," part of the Paul and Linnea Bert Chamber Series, today at 8 p.m. at First Congregational Church, 1000 S. Cooper St. Tickets are $45 and can be bought by calling 537-2525, visiting the MSO box office at 585 S. Mendenhall Road, or going to www.memphissymphony.org.

The Memphis Regional Chamber will hold its monthly "Breakfast Forum: News and Networking for Business Professionals" today from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. at the Marriott East, 2625 Thousand Oaks Blvd. The cost to attend is $20 for chamber members and $30 for nonmembers. For more information, visit www.memphischamber.com or contact Ericka Milford at 543-3518 or emilford@memphischamber.com.

The National Black MBA Association Inc.will hold a "Strategy Development" workshop today at The Racquet Club of Memphis, 5111 Sanderlin Ave. "Leading Strategy into Action" will be held from 8:30 a.m. to noon, and "Competing in a Dynamic Environment" will run from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. The event is free for members and $50 for nonmembers. Reservations are required and can be made by contacting Ann Strong-Jenkins at 679-3094 or psjenkins@comcast.net.

The University of Memphis Law Review 2008 Spring Symposium, sponsored by the Memphis Bar Association (MBA), will be held today from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the Methodist Presentation Theater in the FedEx Institute of Technology, 330 Innovation Drive. The event counts for 4.5 hours of general continuing legal education credit. For registration information, call the MBA at 527-3573.

The Alliance for Nonprofit Excellence will host "Growing Pains: When - and How - to Expand Your Staff" today from 9 a.m. to noon at The Assisi Foundation of Memphis Inc., 515 Erin Drive. The cost is $65 for Alliance members, $55 for participants in the Program for Nonprofit Excellence and $99 for nonmembers. To register or for more information, contact April DeBerry at 684-6605 or adeberry@npexcellence.org.

The Alliance for Nonprofit Excellence will hold a "Making Your Mission Statement Work for You" workshop today from 9 a.m. to noon at The Assisi Foundation of Memphis Inc., 515 Erin Drive. Admission is $65 for Alliance members, $55 for participants in the Program for Nonprofit Excellence and $99 for nonmembers. For additional information, contact April DeBerry at 684-6605 or adeberry@npexcellence.org.

Rhodes College will present Qubad Talabani, representative of the Kurdistan Regional Government to the United States and son of the current president of Iraq, who will speak on "The Other Iraq" today at 5 p.m. in the Blount Auditorium of Buckman Hall on the Rhodes campus. The lecture is free and open to the public. Call Dr. David Romano at 843-3572 for more information.

The Memphis and Shelby County Council on Aging will present Senior Day at the Memphis Zoo today from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event is free to seniors 55 and older, and includes free parking and access to all exhibits. Call Coretta Perkins at 406-7164 for more information.

The Memphis Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors will host sales management consultant and author Garry Kinder at its luncheon today at 11:30 a.m. at The Racquet Club of Memphis, 5111 Sanderlin Ave. To reserve space, call 360-1478.

The Humane Society of Memphis & Shelby County will hold its first "Putts for Mutts" Golf Classic today at 8 a.m. at Cottonwoods Golf Course in Tunica. The tournament will be a four-person scramble. The entry fee is $125 per player or $500 for a team of four. Call the society at 937-3902 or visit www.memphishumane.org to register.

The Memphis Regional Chamber will hold its Metro Business Council Spring Hiring Summit today from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Hilton Memphis, 939 Ridge Lake Blvd. Registration is $50 for chamber members and $100 for nonmembers. Sign-up is available online at www.memphischamber.com or by calling 543-3571.

Inside Downtown will meet today at 4:30 p.m. at Wang's Bistro, 113 S. Main St. Center City Commission president Jeff Sanford will discuss the transformation of that section of Main Street and new projects in the works. RSVP by calling 575-0542 or e-mailing hernandez@downtownmemphis.com.

The Friends of the Memphis Public Library presents its library book sale today through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Cossitt Branch Library, 33 S. Front St. For more information, call 415-2700.

Talk Shoppe presents "Preparing the Seller for Marketing Their Home," a free seminar, today from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the Better Business Bureau of the Mid-South, 3693 Tyndale Drive. Earlaine Winterowd, a Realtor with Diamond Realty and an instructor at the Professional School of Real Estate, is the speaker. For more information, call Jo Garner at 482-0354.

Cotton Inc. and the New York Board of Trade host "Hedging With Cotton Options" today from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at The Peabody Hotel, 149 Union Ave. The free seminar provides information to cotton growers for the 2007 season. Lunch is provided. To register, call 212-748-4094 or 919-678-2271 or e-mail rallen@nybot.com or kwriedt@cottoninc.com.

South End Developers LLC hosts the Downtown Home Show at South End today at 11 a.m. at the Riverside 648 Condominiums, 648 Riverside Drive. Eleven developments are participating in South End's first spring home show. Model townhomes, condominiums and lofts will be on display. Call 461-1662 for more information.

The Animal Protection Association is holding its annual Feral February event. This program offers services such as spaying, neutering and rabies shots for feral (alley) cats. The cost is $25. For more information, or to donate, call Barbara Standing at 210-1328 or visit www.spaymemphis.com.

St. Mary's Episcopal Church hosts an opening reception of mixed-media artist Andrea Lugar today at 6 p.m. in the Levy Gallery of the Buckman Performing and Fine Arts Center, 60 Perkins Road Ext. Lugar's work will be on display through Feb. 9. Levy Gallery is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information about the exhibit, call 537-1483.

The Memphis Symphony Orchestra (MSO) and soprano Joanna Mongiardo present a romantic waltz Sunday at 8 p.m. at the Cannon Center for the Performing Arts, 255 N. Main St. Ballroom dancers from the Gallery Ballroom will demonstrate the waltz before the concert and join guests afterward to show them how to waltz. The musical program was designed with the Old World romance of New Year's in mind. The work of composers Johann Strauss, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Gioacchino Antonio Rossini will be featured. Tickets cost $60. Call the MSO box office at 537-2525 or visit the office at 585 S. Mendenhall Rd. for tickets.

The Center City Development board of directors meets Thursday at noon in the CCC conference room, 114 N. Main St. Call 575-0540 for details.

The Peabody Hotel hosts a Christmas Day Brunch Monday from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the Grand Ballroom, 149 Union Ave. Admission is $39.95 for adults and $15.95 for children. Call 529-3668 for reservations.

The Center City Commission's W/MBE (Women and Minority Business Enterprise) committee offers "Real Estate Development Deal Clinic" today from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Southwest Tennessee Community College Jess Parrish Library. The two-day course will teach aspiring real estate developers how to test the financial feasibility of proposed development projects. The fee for the course is $160 and includes all training materials. Pre-registration is required. Call Jerome Rubin, manager of diversity outreach, at 575-0581 or visit www.downtownmemphis.com for more information.

The Daily News will be closed Thursday and Friday in observance of Thanksgiving. The office reopens at 8:30 a.m. Monday and will remain open during normal business hours.

The Peabody Hotel holds its annual Tree Lighting Ceremony Friday from 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. in the Grand Lobby at 149 Union Ave. The event will include the march of the Peabody ducks, followed immediately by the arrival of Santa Claus and the tree-lighting ceremony. Also, the Overton High School Chamber Singers, Whitehaven Orchestra and the Central Children's Choir will perform. Admission is free and the event is open to the public. Call 529-4000 for more information.

The Association of Legal Administrators meets today at noon at The University Club of Memphis, 1346 Central Ave. Discussion topic is "Employment Law Update." For more information, call LeaRaya Cole at 523-1222.

Rivertown Gallery presents "Memphis Carriages" through Oct. 31 at 119 S. Main St. The exhibition will feature paintings depicting horses and carriages, as well as local scenes. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, call 527-7573 or visit www.rivertowngallery.net.

Angus McEachran has been elected president of the board of trustees at The Children's Museum of Memphis, 2525 Central Ave. He has served on the board since 2003. McEachran is the retired editor and president of The Commercial Appeal. He also has served on the boards of the Memphis Riverfront Development Corp., the Scripps Howard Foundation and Metropolitan Inter-Faith Association (MIFA).

The Grant Center presents "Building Public Trust Through Accountability: The Grant Center's Annual Conference" today from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Jewish Community Center, 6560 Poplar Ave. Cost is $95 for members and $130 for non-members. Call 684-6605 or visit www.grantcenter.org.